Use of a radial artery ‘slender’ sheath for facilitating transfemoral arterial access for neuroendovascular embolization in a very young infant

Authors

Timothy L. Miao, London Health Sciences Centre
Enriqueta Lucar Figueroa, London Health Sciences Centre
Khalid Bajunaid, London Health Sciences Centre
Michael Mayich, London Health Sciences Centre
Sandrine de Ribaupierre, London Health Sciences CentreFollow
Sachin K. Pandey, London Health Sciences Centre

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-1-2019

Journal

Interventional Neuroradiology

Volume

25

Issue

3

First Page

353

Last Page

356

URL with Digital Object Identifier

10.1177/1591019918813212

Abstract

Pediatric neuroendovascular procedures are increasingly performed as several studies have shown the safety of these interventions. In the literature, an upper limit of 4 French catheter size is conventionally used for femoral access in neuroangiography of very young infants. However, this constraint in luminal size may not allow for more complex procedures. We present the previously unreported use of a radial 5 French slender catheter with ultrathin walls for femoral access for aneurysm embolization in a 3-month-old boy presenting with left M2 aneurysm rupture.